Patriots' Spikes: 'Homophobic' tweet was a joke

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Oct 12, 2012

New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes says he was joking when he tweeted that he was "homophobic." For Spikes to repeat it is stupid both because if you’re going to steal a joke you should steal a funny one, and because “I’m homophobic” is a rath… (more)er dumb thing for a public figure to say. Spikes took to Twitter on Wednesday and posted what appears to be a joke stolen from British comedian Jack Whitehall, who has said as part of his act, “I’m homophobic in the same sense I’m arachnopobic. I’m not scared of spiders. Before the NFL officials' lockout ended, Spikes posted a tweet that compared replacement officials to Foot Locker employees. seriously a JOKE !!! Chill out" seriously a JOKE !!! Chill out" I have nothing against homosexuals or spiders, but I'd still scream if I found one in my bathtub !" For Whitehall, the biggest problem with that line is that it isn’t funny, and he’s supposed to be a comedian.

Brandon Spikes causes controversy with “I’m homophobic” tweet

Not a week goes by without an NFL player posting something stupid on Twitter. This week it’s Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes‘ turn. Spikes took to Twitter on Wednesday and posted what appears to be a joke stolen from British comedian Jack Whitehall